The BirdBooker Report 4: Notes on Bird (and Natural History) Books

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Here's this week's issue of the Birdbooker Report by Ian Paulsen, which lists bird and natural history books that are (or will soon be) available for purchase.

FEATURED TITLE:

Chang, Mee-mann, Editor-in-Chief. The Jehol Fossils: The Emergence of Feathered Dinosaurs, Beaked Birds and Flowering Plants. 2008. Academic Press. Hardbound: 208 pages. Price: $69.95 US [Amazon: $63.20]. SUMMARY: This coffee table book is richly illustrated with color pictures (mostly photos of fossil specimens) of the fossils of the Jehol region of China.

New and Recent Titles:

1. Adovasio, J.M., Olga Soffer, and Jake Page. The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory. 2007. Smithsonian Books/Collins. Hardbound: 302 pages. Price: $26.95 US [Amazon: $17.79]. SUMMARY: Discusses the "hidden" roles women played in human prehistory.
2. Bjornstad, Bruce. On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods: A geological field guide to the Mid-Columbia Basin. 2006 (2nd printing 2008). Keokee Books. Paperback: 308 pages. Price: $19.00 US [Amazon: $19.00]. SUMMARY: Details the Pleistocene floods of Eastern Washington State.
3. Elbroch, Mark with Eleanor Marks. Bird Tracks and Sign: A Guide to North American Species. 2001. Stackpole Books. Paperback: 456 pages. Price: $34.95 US [Amazon: $23.07]. SUMMARY: Think of this book as CSI for Birders.
4. Peeters, Hans. Field Guide to Owls of California and the West. 2007. University of California Press. Paperback: 326 pages. Price: $19.95 US [Amazon: $13.57]. SUMMARY: This book will be useful in Eastern USA and Canada.
5. Smith, Andrew T. and Yan Xie, Editors. A Guide to the Mammals of China. 2008. Princeton University Press. Hardbound: 544 pages. Price: $60.00 US [Amazon: $37.80]. SUMMARY: The only single volume guide book to the mammals of China.